Working over Christmas cos of debt.

Donedoingdebt

Any other saddo DFWs driving around Britain over the festive period for work? Personally, I'm in tonight @ 9.30 & travelling to Swindon, Reading, Watford & Premier Park & Hammersmith in London. Sunday is DD's birthday & then Christmas day night I'll be in again @ 10pm & off to Bristol, Gloucester & Hereford. I suppose it's lucky I'm a humbug with Christmas at the best of times! Roll on debt free times.

owey

I'am off to Newcastle then Sainsbury's Haydock on Boxing night, not my choice:mad: . But then, I should of booked the night off.

livinginhope

My mother and brother are both working christmas day.Mum doesn't need the money but is working because 'she wants to' we are having to eat late to accomodate her working.My brother is doing a 13 hour shift because he has no kids and feels it fair to work instead of others who do
I think he needs the money,but isn't saying
LIH

Brassic

I'm working Chrimbo eve, and then New Years Day. I draw the line at Christmas day as I have young children, but if we weren't going to stay with in laws would have been happy to work any other day.

postingalwaysposting

working boxing day for 10 hours but thats it over the festive period that should earn my £100 plus a day off... all of it going into my savings :T

lil_me

My partner is working every day apart from Christmas day I think, started Thursday, busiest time of year for taxi drivers, he'll be in New Years Eve and day as usual, he didn't get home until 5am this morning. Not that we desperately need it but usually January is extremely quiet, so going to bank some for that just incase.

nearlyrich

Hat's off to everyone working at Christmas, I hope that you all get to celebrate with your loved ones and benefit from the increased pay to pay off your debts.

taxi73

Being a taxi driver I'm working all over christmas and new year:eek: :eek: I will have wednesday off this week and next;) ..I'm lucky that my DD is cooking dinner this year:D so that saves a lot of hassle and I get to spend time with my little grandson who'll be 2 on 3rd jan ..so this is the first christmas he'll sort of understand:p

findingmyownway

livinginhope wrote:

My brother is doing a 13 hour shift because he has no kids and feels it fair to work instead of others who do
I think he needs the money,but isn't saying
LIH

Sounds like a commendable gesture to me. I know a couple of firemen who always volunteer to work so that people with young kids can have the day off. They run a system accross the county so that the young & childless firefighters and the people with grown up children manage to spread themselves around stations so no little kiddy has to be without their dad/mum on xmas morning! I always think thats a really sweet thing to do!

lil_me

I think it's a great idea aswell, jobs I had before the kids I would work Xmas and those with little ones worked New Year, system always worked well and I know others who have said they do it this year. DPs step mum is working the morning but part of me in envious as she is a midwife and it must be lovely helping a delivery of someones extra special Christmas present.

learning_to_drive

I'am off to Newcastle then Sainsbury's Haydock on Boxing night, not my choice . But then, I should of booked the night off.

You work at the RDC there? Used to work for Sainsbury's myself!